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OXIDATION OF FATTY ACIDS
KETOGENESIS
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TRIACYLGLICEROL METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS
FATTY ACID SOURCES
• food – TAG, cholesterol, phospholipids
• 40% of energy comes from food lipids (recomended - up to 30%)
• lipid reserves – mobilization from fat tissue (adipocytes)
• de novo fatty acids biosinthesis
• conversion of excess carbohydrates from food - liver
• conversion of amino acids from food - skeletal muscles
TAG
sterols, phospholipids
Food lipids
Food fatty acids
Adipocyte
FATTY ACIDS
Palmitic acid (16:0)
Essential fatty acids: linoleic (18:2) and -linolenic (18:3)
ω3, ω6 i ω9 fatty acids
- all natural fatty acids have double bonds in cis configuration
Acetyl-CoA - important intermedier linking carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism
β-oxidation of fatty acids - MITOCHONDRION
Fatty acid biosynthesis - CYTOPLASM
FATTY ACID METABOLISM
Enzymes catalyzing reactions of β-oxidation are located in
mitochondrial matrix!
- FA oxidation: liver, kindneys, skeletal and heart muscle
BEFORE β-OXIDATION IN MITOCHONDRIA, FATTY ACIDS ARE FIRST:
1) ACTIVATED by bonding to coenzyme A*
2) TRANSPORTED FROM CYTOSOL TO MITOCHONDRIA by carnitine
- this counts for for FAs having 14 and more C-atoms, while FAs having less than 12 C-
atoms enter the mitochondria without the carnitine transport shuttle!
β-OXIDATION OF FATTY ACIDS
* to overcome the relative stability of the C-C bond in FA
REMINDER: activation by bonding to CoA
Acetyl-CoA is a thioester - biological meaning of thioester: coenzyme A is a thiol that functions as a „carrier” of acetyl or acyl group in biochemical reactions!
coenzyme A
FATTY ACID ACTIVATION - FATTY ACYL-CoA FORMATION
Acyl-CoA synthetase catalyzes formation of thioester bond (esterification!) between –COOH group of fatty acid and –SH group of CoA
→ formation of ACYL-CoA (eg. palmitoyl-CoA)
Acyl-CoA is formed at the cytoslolic side of the outer mitoch. membrane!
palmitate
FATTY ACID ACTIVATION: formation of acyl-CoA catalyzed by acyl-CoA synthetase
fatty acid + CoA + ATP acyl-CoA + AMP + PPi - the ONLY step in FA
oxidation that requires ATP!
Acyl-adenylate
Cleavage of 2 high energy
anhydride linkages in ATP!
Acyl-CoA (thioester!)
mixed anhydride of
carboxylic and phoshphoric
acid
fatty acid + CoA + ATP acyl-CoA + AMP + 2Pi ; DG’°= - 34 kJ/mol
inorganic pyrophosphatase:
- PPi hydrolysis enables reaction
ACTIVATED FATTY ACID (ACYL-CoA) ENTERS MITOCHONDRIA VIA ACYL-CARNITINE/CARNITINE TRANSPORTER (CARNITINE SHUTTLE)
1. Acyl-CoA esters are attached to –OH group of carnitine → formation of acyl-carnitine: carnitine acyltransferase I
2. Transported to the matrix via acyl-carnitine/carnitine transporter
3. Acyl group is linked to CoA in mitochondria, reaction catalyzed by carnitine acyltransferase II
β-hidroxy-g-trimethylammonium butyrate
Carnitine acyltransferase I → key regulatory enzyme, inhibited by malonyl-CoA
- transport of activated FA to mitochondria via carnitine shuttle is the regulation step of FA oxidation
- FA transport to mitochondria via carnitine shuttle links two separate pools of coenzyme A and of fatty acyl-CoA: cytosolic and mitochondrial
- cytosolic CoA i acyl-CoA are important for membrane lipid synthesis
- mitochondrial CoA i acyl-CoA are mostly used for oxidative degradations (eg. oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, oxidation of FAs and some AAs)
β-oxidation of saturated FAs
β-oxidation of unsaturated FAs
β-oxidation of odd number Fas
oxidation of branched and long-chained FA
β-oxidation of saturated fatty acids
1) Oxidation bound to FAD
2) Hydration
3) Oxidation bound to NAD+
4) Thiolysis with CoA
1)
2)
3)
4)
- trans configuration!
- addition of water to double
bond at b C-atom!
(isoenzymes)
Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase - isoenzymes specific for different FA chain length
(3 isoenzymes: for long-, middle- and short-chained FA)
- introducing trans-double bond
- flavoproteins with FAD as a prosthetic group
- flavoprotein in mitoch. respiratory chain - sinthesis of 1,5 ATP per el. pair from 1 mol. FADH2
- analogy with the reaction catalyzed by succinyl-CoA dehydrogenase from CAC:
- enzyme bound to inner mitoch. membrane - double bond introduced betwwen and b C-atoms - FAD is electron acceptor
1) Oxidation bound to FAD
- analogy with the reaction catalyzed by fumarase from CAC:
2) Hydration
Enoyl-CoA hydratase - addition of water to the double bond of D2-trans-Enoyl CoA and
formation of L-stereoisomer b(3)-Hydroxyacyl-CoA
- addition of water to double bond between and b C-atoms
3) Oxidation bound to NAD+
L-b-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase
- specific for L-stereoisomer
- NAD+ is electron acceptor, which it donates to the carier (NADH-dehydrogenase) in the respiratory chain; synthesis of 2,5 ATPs
- analogy with the reaction catalyzed by malate dehydrogenase from CAC:
4) Thiolysis with CoA - breaking of b-ketoacyl-CoA in reaction with thiol group from CoA
Thiolase (3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase or acyl-CoA acetyltransferase)
- the first three reactions of b-oxidation create unstable C-C bond in which -C atom is bonded to two carbonyl carbons (b-ketoacyl-CoA intermediate)
- the ketone group on the b-C atom (C-3) makes it a good target for nucleophilic attack by the thiol (-SH) group of coenzyme A
- thiolase breaks the bond at the position 2,3 → formation of two products:
1) acetyl-CoA and 2) acyl-CoA shortened by 2 C-atoms
Each turn (round) of β-oxidation produces
acetyl-CoA, NADH and FADH2
β-OXIDATION OF FATTY ACIDS
Stoichometry of palmitate oxidation
FADH2
NADH
1.5 ATP
2.5 ATP
In every cycle of FA oxidation, formation of acetyl-CoA,
NADH and FADH2!
Palmitoyl-CoA + CoA + FAD + NAD+ + H2O → myristoyl-CoA + acetil-CoA + FADH2 + NADH + H+
1st cycle of oxidation:
CH3(CH2)14C-S-CoA
O
+7 CoA-SH + 7 FAD+ + 7 NAD+ + 7 H2O
+ 7 FADH2 + 7 NADH + 7 H+ 8 CH3C-S-CoA
O
NET equation of palmitate oxidation (total 7 cycles of oxidation):
1 cycle = 4 ATPs for every C2-unit; 7 cycles = 28 ATPs
Acetyl-CoA is further oxidized in CAC
10 ATP FADH2
3 NADH GTP
1 acetyl-CoA
2 CO2
1 acetyl-CoA in CAC = 10 ATP-a 8 acetyl-CoA = 80 ATP-a
80 ATP + 28 ATP (from 7 cycles):
Total reaction of 2nd and 3rd phase of oxidation (CAC and respiratory chain):
Total reaction of complete oxidation od palmitate:
Total: 106 ATP
- because the activation of palmitate to palmitoyl-CoA breaks both phosphoanhydride bonds in ATP, the energetic cost of activating a fatty acid is equivalent to 2 ATPs, and the net gain per molecule of palmitate is 106 ATPs!
- FA oxidation ensures metabolic energy, heat and water for hibernating animals
- grizzly bears hibernate for 5-7 months and maintain a body temperature 32-35°C and expend about 6,000 kcal/day!
- water*is formed in FA oxidation (and lost through respiration), while glycerol formed by TAG degradation is used for gluconeogenesis
- kidneys reapsorb urea which is recycled and used for amino acid formation and
preservation of body proteins
- camels have long-termed storage of water due to the oxidation of fatty tissue in their humps
*(NADH + H+ + ½ O2 → NAD+ + H2O)
enoyl-CoA isomerase acts only upon trans-
double bond!
Unsaturated fatty acids are cis isomers in nature: - activity of isomerase is required; - 1st oxidation reaction is not needed, there is no electron transfer to FAD, thus 1 FADH2 less is produced
oleic acid
- besides isomerase , additional reductase is required for further rearrangements of double bonds
- reduction with NADPH
- from 2 double bonds (C2-3 i C4-5) one is formed (C3-4)
- odd numbered C-atoms with double bond (eg. D9): only isomerase is needed;
- even numbered C-atoms (eg. D12): isomerase and reductase!
PEROXISOMAL β-oxidation of very long-chain FAs
(C24, C26 and more), chain shortening
catalase
- mixture of olive oil and rapeseed oil;
TAGs of oleic (C18:1) and eruic acid (C22:1) in ratio 4:1
X-linked adrenoleucodistrophy - unability to degrade very long chained FAs due to defficiency of the peroxysomal transport protein
Zellweger (cerebro-hepato-renal) sydrom - defficiency of functional peroxysomes or complete deficiency of peroxysomes in tissues
β-OXIDATION OF FATTY ACIDS
1. Enzymes for FA oxidation are in mitochondria; FAs are mobilized from cytosol, activated (Acyl-CoA) and transferred into mitochondrial matrix via carnitine shuttle.
2. Oxidation of FAs through 4 repeating steps (reactions):
oxidation – hydration – oxidation – thyolysis
and in every cycle foming acetyl-CoA, FADH2 i NADH.
3. FAs oxidation regulation:
- carnitine-acyltransferase I (carnitine shuttle) inhibits malonyl-CoA (FAs biosynthesis);
- NADH/NAD+ and acetyl-CoA inhibit enzymes of oxidation with NAD+ and thyolysis.
KETOGENESIS - KETONE BODIES
When does the formation
of ketone bodies occur?
Intense β-oxidation (elevation of c(NADH))
IN LIVER (mitochondria)
Ketoacidosis, coma
Formation of ketone bodies in the liver and transport to extrahepatical tissues
IN LIVER (mitochondria)
acetil-CoA
KETOGENSIS occurs primarily in mitochondria of liver cells
cholesterol biosinthesis
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (cytosol)
HMG-CoA in mitochondria of hepatocytes is involved in
biosynthesis of ketone bodies, while in cytosol in biosynthesis of
cholesterol
- mitochondrial HMG-CoA syntase and cytosolic HMG-CoA synthase
are isoenzymes!
- 1st reaction: formation od acetoacetate - inverse reaction of the last b-oxidation reaction!
Ketone bodies to acetyl-CoA (in extrahepatical tissues)
from CAC
Ketogenesis in the liver and transport to extrahepatical tissues
CoA-transferase = succinyl-CoA-acetoacetate-CoA-transferase - all tisues EXCEPT liver!
DIFFERENT PATHWAYS OF DEGRADATION AND BIOSINTHESIS OF FATTY ACIDS
FAs DEGRADATION FAs BIOSYNTHESIS
intermediates thioester bound to CoA
covalently bound to -SH group of ACP (acyl carrier protein)
localization mitochondria cyosol
enzymes
separate enzymes
enzymes as a part of a polypeptide chain -
fatty acid synthase
cofactors NAD+ i FAD NADPH
β-oxidation in mitochondria
Biosynthesis in cytosol
FATTY ACIDS METABOLISM
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